The Student Midwife Debate will take place during Midwives Week 2018, in the Irish Chamber Orchestra Room, at University of Limerick. 

The motion for the debate this year is: 'This house believes that 100 years of Midwiery Regulation in Ireland has enhanced the safety and quality of midwifery care'.

Date and time: Wednesday 2nd May

Guest Speaker: Leigh Gath, HSE

To book a place please register via Eventbrite. 

We will also be live streaming the debate should you wish to view the debate online. 

NMBI is pleased to advise that the public consultation on the Draft Standards for Nurses and Midwives on Medication Administration (2018) has commenced and will run for a period of four weeks.

Please see the NMBI website for further information, the draft document and questionnaire.

The closing date for consultation is Monday 28th May 2018 at 5pm.

If you have any questions please contact education@nmbi.ie

Please also advise your colleagues and anyone you think may be interested in making a submission to the consultation process.

The Final Report and Recommendations by the Taskforce on Staffing and Skill Mix for Nursing was published this month. 

The Taskforce on Staffing and Skill Mix for Nursing began its work in September 2014. The core objective of the Taskforce was to develop frameworks to support the determination of safe nurse staffing and skill mix (whereby nurse staffing refers to the nursing team including both the nurse and healthcare assistant roles) in a range of major specialities.

The Framework focuses on delivering positive patient outcomes and creating a healthier and more attractive work environment for staff.

The Framework was developed based on international research, consultation with key stakeholders and was piloted in three hospital sites; Beaumont Hospital, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda and St Colmcilles Hospital, Loughlinstown.

The Nursing Taskforce Report is available on the Department of Health website.

If the Fitness to Practise Committee makes findings against a registered nurse or registered midwife, the Board will impose one or more sanctions.

Details of the sanctions that can be imposed and the factors that the Board may consider in deciding what sanction(s) to impose are set out in the recently published booklet Guidance on Sanctions (March 2018). To download the booklet: click here.